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"You don't know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do."

"You don't know how to drink. Your whole generation, you drink for the wrong reasons. My generation, we drink because it's good, because it feels better than unbuttoning your collar, because we deserve it. We drink because it's what men do."

ESPN's Jayson Stark provides the year-by-year salaries for David Wright under his new agreement. Wright originally was due to make $16 million in 2013. The salary is reduced at the back end of the deal, so that the sides have a reasonable number from which to work off if Wright decides to play beyond 2020, when he will be 38.

Present value: $134,015,678.

Salaries
2013: $11 million ($3 million deferred without interest)
2014-2018: $20 million per year ($2.5 million deferred annually without interest)
2019: $15 million
2020: $12 million

When David said they answered all his tough questions I am starting to wonder what those questions were? So David fell for Jeff's poker face because he seemed like he was deadset on winning? Of course all owners would like to win but when you are just concerned with turning a profit first and winning comes a distant second there is no real hope in sight for this franchise. The Dodgers were just bankrupt and now are handing out money like it was candy corns on Halloween and the Mets are sitting along with the Yankees clipping coupons. This offseason so far has been embarrassing for these two New York baseball franchises. If they are not realistically trying to win this season then Dickey should have been traded while his value is high, don't wait till 2013 if he gets rocked. The Mets are just an abyss of mediocrity, let's just all admit it and are going nowhere fast.

When David said they answered all his tough questions I am starting to wonder what those questions were? So David fell for Jeff's poker face because he seemed like he was deadset on winning? Of course all owners would like to win but when you are just concerned with turning a profit first and winning comes a distant second there is no real hope in sight for this franchise. The Dodgers were just bankrupt and now are handing out money like it was candy corns on Halloween and the Mets are sitting along with the Yankees clipping coupons. This offseason so far has been embarrassing for these two New York baseball franchises. If they are not realistically trying to win this season then Dickey should have been traded while his value is high, don't wait till 2013 if he gets rocked. The Mets are just an abyss of mediocrity, let's just all admit it and are going nowhere fast.

The only question David asked was "do I get my money in 50's or 100's?"

The only question David asked was "do I get my money in 50's or 100's?"

David asked Jeff, "Before I sign this contract are you serious about putting a championship team together while I can still produce?" and Jeff responded with "Look at my face, does it look like I am lying about something like that?" That wasn't Jeff's pokerface, it was his usual constipated look.

When David said they answered all his tough questions I am starting to wonder what those questions were? So David fell for Jeff's poker face because he seemed like he was deadset on winning? Of course all owners would like to win but when you are just concerned with turning a profit first and winning comes a distant second there is no real hope in sight for this franchise. The Dodgers were just bankrupt and now are handing out money like it was candy corns on Halloween and the Mets are sitting along with the Yankees clipping coupons. This offseason so far has been embarrassing for these two New York baseball franchises. If they are not realistically trying to win this season then Dickey should have been traded while his value is high, don't wait till 2013 if he gets rocked. The Mets are just an abyss of mediocrity, let's just all admit it and are going nowhere fast.

To be clear...there is room to add players within the budget. Alderson stated the room was there, and it has been his choice/decision not to add them.

But we're not going to spend the money in mid-December just because we have it. We may spend it in January. We may spend it at some other time. We may not spend it. But the important thing is we have the flexibility to make a baseball decision about that rather than be constrained by sort of an artificial financial limitation."

If you are frustrated, I think SA is the man for you to point a finger at.

To be clear...there is room to add players within the budget. Alderson stated the room was there, and it has been his choice/decision not to add them.

If you are frustrated, I think SA is the man for you to point a finger at.

Let me ask you this Dug, the way this team is currently constructed do they make the playoffs in 2013? If your answer is no then they need to trade Dickey now and get something for him while his value is high instead of offering an insulting 2/20 for the reigning N.L. Cy Young winner.